Acer aspire xc-780 getting slow
by xahodo from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5F117)
After about 5 years of trusty service, my computer is getting slow.
I'm suspecting the SSD might be in need of a wipe, and I'm not sure whether these things have a password in their SSDs, however it had a security lock (set by the bios, mind). So the security lockout is easily overridden by a sleep/wake-up cycle.
Now, I'm well aware that if I wipe my SSD, I need to do it using the firmware of the SSD, for otherwise I'll be wrecking havoc on it. Is hdparm the right way to go?
And also, if there's a password on its SSD, does anyone know how to reset it or know the password?
I'm suspecting the SSD might be in need of a wipe, and I'm not sure whether these things have a password in their SSDs, however it had a security lock (set by the bios, mind). So the security lockout is easily overridden by a sleep/wake-up cycle.
Now, I'm well aware that if I wipe my SSD, I need to do it using the firmware of the SSD, for otherwise I'll be wrecking havoc on it. Is hdparm the right way to go?
And also, if there's a password on its SSD, does anyone know how to reset it or know the password?